Illumino : A History of Medieval Britain in Twelve Illuminated Manuscripts, Michelle P Brown

Illumino : A History of Medieval Britain in Twelve Illuminated Manuscripts, Michelle P BrownNew Hardback Illumino explores the history of medieval Britain through the biographies of twelve remarkable illuminated manuscripts and of their creators and owners. The manuscripts each serve as portals into these lives and as springboards into the era of their production. For illuminated manuscripts are among the most intricate and fascinating forms of evidence for the Middle Ages, blending the fruits of human intellect the arts, the sciences,

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